Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Solingen” with the company’s sword

Solingen” with the company’s sword and oak leaves wreath insignia

the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”) within an oak leaf wreath

He was employed as a labourer before entering Luftwaffe service

constructed of a brass baseplate topped by a loop of identical construction

measuring 26 mm (w) x 485 mm (l)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Solingen” with the company’s sword(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 16